Frank Urso

Frank Urso was an All-American lacrosse player at the University of Maryland from 1973 to 1976, leading the Terrapins to national titles in the 1973 and 1975 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships, as well as a perfect 10 and 0 record in 1973. He is ranked fourth all-time in Maryland men's lacrosse scoring with 208 career points, and first all-time in NCAA tournament scoring with 32 goals. Urso earned first-team All America honors all four years while in college, becoming one of only four players in NCAA history to do so [cite web|url=http://www.laxpower.com/news/stories.php?story=2004-2543|title=LaxPower USILA Awards Players and Coach of the Year|last=|first=|date=2004|publisher=LaxPower.com|accessdate=] . In the 1973 title, Urso scored 1:18 into overtime to ultimately give Maryland a 10-9 win, and in the 1975 NCAA championship game against Navy, Urso scored five goals. Maryland reached the NCAA final again in 1976, with Urso's assist at one second tying the game, before Cornell took control in overtime to win 16 to 13. [cite web|url=http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/041404aaa.html|title=A Look Back At The Maryland/Hopkins Series History|last=|first=|date=April 14, 2004|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|accessdate=]

Urso was named the USILA player of the year in 1975 as well as winning the McLaughlin Award as the nation's top midfielder in 1974 and 1976. He entered the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1981 and is considered one of the best college midfielders of all time. Urso was named to the NCAA's Silver Anniversary all-time lacrosse team in 1995 along with several other top collegiate players including Mike French, Eamon McEneaney, Tim Nelson, Gary Gait, Paul Gait, Brad Kotz, Dave Pietramala, Dan Mackesey, and Larry Quinn. [cite web|url=http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/hofbios/urso.phtml|title=US Lacrosse HOF entry|last=|first=|date=|publisher=USILA|accessdate=]

Urso was All-American lacrosse player at Brentwood High School in New York, where he also played running back on a football squad that won 17 straight games over two years. He also played in the inaugural MILL season of 1987 for the Washington Wave leading the team to the initial championship game, and acting as an assistant coach. [cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1310345.html|title=Box Lacrosse: Washington Wave defeat Philadelphia Wings|last=|first=|date=March 9, 1987|publisher=Washington Post|accessdate=]

Frank Urso now works for Circuit City as a district manager.

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tatistics

University of Maryland

ee also

*University of Maryland athletics
*National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
*1973 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

References

External links

* [http://graphics.fansonly.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-lacros/auto_pdf/06mg_55-77.pdf University of Maryland lacrosse record book]
* [http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/082702aab.html ACC's 50th Anniversary Men's Lacrosse Team Selections]